Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-24
The Fire Escape Commission.

John Hicks, Oshkosh, Wis.
The committee decided to hold the next couven.
ton on the 9TH Of September, in Denver, Col
The Fire Escape Commission.
THEY WILL TAKE TINE TO EXAMINE ALL PLAO OR
MODELS SUBMITTED.
The board appointed by the Commissioners to
determine upon the best fire escape for buildings
coming under the new fire escape law will take
time to examine all plans or models that inventors
may choose to submit to them. After they have
sifted them down to the two or three that they
consider the best, they may leave the hnal selec-
ton to be determined by practical tests. Mean.
while, Building Inspector Entwtsle and Chief
hudnSs that ro%r tSem under tSe law az come
bined ladders and stand-pipes.
the Criminal Court, Judge Macarthur, this morn
Ing the case OF Philip Stanton. indicted for the
ROBBERY Of Robert Clake, driver on the Metropol-
tried for second time Mr. T. c. Taylor for the de-
fendent and Mr.. A. A. Lpscomb prosecuting. It
was testified that the driver was shot at and his
box taken.
MARRIAGE LlcENsEs-Marriage licenses have
Miistead and Minnie a. wright, both Of Charles
county, Md; Madison Payne and Rosa Stalks; w.
J; cnttenden, Of Unionvine. Va, and Annie 7:
Rogers OF NeaS0n'S station, Va; Charles II. Willett
and Maggie Louise Baker, OF Brooklyn, n. Y; W.
H. Coleman and Rosa r. Mayne; James Eaglin and
Fielder lynn and Maggie [. Schroeder; Edward
Bailey and Annie Humphreys; John West and
Mary Curtis; Ernst Behrens and Mary Lschmier;
and Rebecca &. Gibson: Samuel Thorn and AIDE
laide Sweeney; Robert Gardner and Alice John
son; James Il. jackson and josephine A. Shelton;
Jesse L. Gladmon and Lizzie B. Driver.
JUDGE SMELL ON CowARDs WHO uH Kxrvxa-
Howard Coleman, colored, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill Daniel Russ also
colored, at the Ebbitt House stables some days
oo1la for fo1 and uyftn fop q ha
prosecution testified that the men had some
trouble about their work and Coleman seriously
sn a sns aOd he @
ting In self defense. The Judge said unfortunately
there is no statute Furnishing cutting as special
should be one The court could have some re-
spect for man who used his INST to resent an in
suit but not particle for man who uses a
knife, as he shows himself not only TO be crmi-
nal but also q coward. The case was sent to the
grand jury; bonds $500.
SURRENDERED 10 THE MARYLAND AurHoRrrrEs.-
A reQuisitlOn was presented to-day from GOV.
Lloyd by sheriff Miller, OF Montgomery county,
for WIN. colbert, who is wanted at Rockville, Nd,
to answer to the charge OF horse stealing, and he
was ordered to be delivered to the sheriff. Colbert
was serving out q sentence OF 60 days In Jail here
for stealing wagon fromAsSStant ButldingInspec-
tor King, but the court RENTED the balance OF
this sentence that he might go to Maryland.
GOVERNMENT WITNESS AssAnED.-when the
Stanton case was on trial In the Criminal court To-
day, Mr.. LpScomb stated that he had been In
formed that during the recess in the court ROOM q
government witness, Rev. MI. Hector had been as
sailed by q witness for the defendant, Mr. Little
field, who intimated that he (KiectOD had CON-
mitted perjury. He deemed 1t proper that the
court should be informed OF 1t. The court ex-
pressed his regret that the statement had been
made at this stage OF the trial and suggested that
Mr. Upscomb might bring up the subject later.
Presentation. George Bancroft, the historian,
who has been Ill for some days, Is much I'm
proved.-C. l. Pullman, OF chicago. b. W. Fish,
OF New York J. w. Gladsden, OF Philadelphia,
Mark H. Irish, OF Toronto, +. p Camp, OF ST. Louis
and George b. Cook, OF New Brunswick, n: j., are
at Winards.-R Norwood, OF London, Wayiand
= Ward, q Boston, v; Alien. q
J. B. Hardeck. Q. s i, are az the RigEx-.
John /. Behrtnger OF New York and VIM. II.
Travers OF West Virginia are at Welcker'A-
Francis A. Stout OF New York is at WormleyS-
II. Kingston OF Australia, Geo. w. Qutntard and
ErastuS Wimans OF New York, w. G. Russell OF
Boston, A. D. Hepham OF Philadelphia ana John 8.
Bliss OF Brooklyn are at the Arlington.-C. 8.
Bushnell OF New Haven, J. I. Jooe OF Tennessee.
K. B. smith OF New York are at the National
Z. A. Sale OF Virginia, W. NJ Hutchinson OF Ohio,
ID. j. Farrell Of Massachusetts, are at the Metre
pOl1tan.
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